strkjv@Judges:9:1
@ And
Abimelech
the
son
of
Jerubbaal
went
to
Shechem
unto his
mothers
brethren
, and
communed
with them, and with all the
family
of the
house
of his
mothers
father
,
saying
,
strkjv@Judges:9:2
@
Speak
, I pray you, in the
ears
of all the
men
of
Shechem
, Whether is
better
for you, either that all the
sons
of
Jerubbaal
Y@, which are threescore and
ten
persons
,
reign
over you, or that
one
reign
over you?
remember
also that I am your
bone
and your
flesh
.
strkjv@Judges:9:3
@ And his
mothers
brethren
spake
of him in the
ears
of all the
men
of
Shechem
all these
words
: and their
hearts
inclined
to
follow
Abimelech
; for they
said
, He is our
brother
.
strkjv@Judges:9:4
@ And they
gave
him threescore and
ten
pieces of
silver
out of the
house
of
Baalberith
al, wherewith
Abimelech
hired
vain
and
light
persons
, which
followed
him
.
strkjv@Judges:9:5
@ And he
went
unto his
fathers
house
at
Ophrah
, and
slew
his
brethren
the
sons
of
Jerubbaal
Y@, being threescore and
ten
persons
, upon
one
stone
: notwithstanding yet
Jotham
the
youngest
son
of
Jerubbaal
was
left
; for he
hid
himself.
strkjv@Judges:9:6
@ And all the
men
of
Shechem
gathered
together
, and all the
house
of
Millo
Beyth, and
went
, and
made
Abimelech
king
, by the
plain
of the
pillar
that was in
Shechem
.
strkjv@Judges:9:7
@ And when they
told
it to
Jotham
, he
went
and
stood
in the
top
of
mount
Gerizim
, and lifted
up
his
voice
, and
cried
, and
said
unto them,
Hearken
unto me, ye
men
of
Shechem
, that
God
may
hearken
unto you.
strkjv@Judges:9:8
@ The
trees
went
forth
on a time to
anoint
a
king
over them; and they
said
unto the olive
tree
,
Reign
thou over us.
strkjv@Judges:9:9
@ But the olive
tree
said
unto them, Should I
leave
my
fatness
, wherewith by me they
honour
God
and
man
, and
go
to be
promoted
over the
trees
?
strkjv@Judges:9:10
@ And the
trees
said
to the fig
tree
t@,
Come
thou, and
reign
over us.
strkjv@Judges:9:11
@ But the fig
tree
said
unto them, Should I
forsake
my
sweetness
, and my
good
fruit
, and
go
to be
promoted
over the
trees
?
strkjv@Judges:9:12
@ Then
said
the
trees
unto the
vine
,
Come
thou, and
reign
over us.
strkjv@Judges:9:13
@ And the
vine
said
unto them, Should I
leave
my
wine
, which
cheereth
God
and
man
, and
go
to be
promoted
over the
trees
?
strkjv@Judges:9:14
@ Then
said
all the
trees
unto the
bramble
,
Come
thou, and
reign
over us.
strkjv@Judges:9:15
@ And the
bramble
said
unto the
trees
, If in
truth
ye
anoint
me
king
over you, then
come
and put your
trust
in my
shadow
: and if not, let
fire
come
out
of the
bramble
, and
devour
the
cedars
of
Lebanon
.
strkjv@Judges:9:16
@ Now therefore, if ye have
done
truly
and
sincerely
, in that ye have made
Abimelech
king
, and if ye have
dealt
well
with
Jerubbaal
and his
house
, and have
done
unto him according to the
deserving
of his
hands
;
strkjv@Judges:9:17
@ (For my
father
fought
for you, and
adventured
his
life
far
, and
delivered
you out of the
hand
of
Midian
:
strkjv@Judges:9:18
@ And ye are risen
up
against my
fathers
house
this
day
, and have
slain
his
sons
, threescore and
ten
persons
, upon
one
stone
, and have made
Abimelech
, the
son
of his
maidservant
,
king
over the
men
of
Shechem
, because he is your
brother
; )
strkjv@Judges:9:19
@ If ye then have
dealt
truly
and
sincerely
with
Jerubbaal
and with his
house
this
day
, then
rejoice
ye in
Abimelech
, and let him also
rejoice
in you:
strkjv@Judges:9:20
@ But if not, let
fire
come
out
from
Abimelech
, and
devour
the
men
of
Shechem
, and the
house
of
Millo
Beyth; and let
fire
come
out
from the
men
of
Shechem
, and from the
house
of
Millo
Beyth, and
devour
Abimelech
.
strkjv@Judges:9:21
@ And
Jotham
ran
away
, and
fled
, and
went
to
Beer
B@, and
dwelt
there, for
fear
of
Abimelech
his
brother
.
strkjv@Judges:9:22
@ When
Abimelech
had
reigned
three
years
over
Israel
,
strkjv@Judges:9:23
@ Then
God
sent
an
evil
spirit
between
Abimelech
and the
men
of
Shechem
; and the
men
of
Shechem
dealt
treacherously
with
Abimelech
:
strkjv@Judges:9:24
@ That the
cruelty
done to the threescore and
ten
sons
of
Jerubbaal
might
come
, and their
blood
be
laid
upon
Abimelech
their
brother
, which
slew
them; and upon the
men
of
Shechem
, which
aided
him in the
killing
of his
brethren
.
strkjv@Judges:9:25
@ And the
men
of
Shechem
set
liers in
wait
for him in the
top
of the
mountains
, and they
robbed
all that
came
along that
way
by them: and it was
told
Abimelech
.
strkjv@Judges:9:26
@ And
Gaal
the
son
of
Ebed
came
with his
brethren
, and went
over
to
Shechem
: and the
men
of
Shechem
put their
confidence
in him.
strkjv@Judges:9:27
@ And they went
out
into the
fields
, and
gathered
their
vineyards
, and
trode
the grapes, and
made
merry
, and
went
into the
house
of their
god
, and did
eat
and
drink
, and
cursed
Abimelech
.
strkjv@Judges:9:28
@ And
Gaal
the
son
of
Ebed
said
, Who is
Abimelech
, and who is
Shechem
, that we should
serve
him? is not he the
son
of
Jerubbaal
Y@? and
Zebul
his
officer
?
serve
the
men
of
Hamor
the
father
of
Shechem
: for why should we
serve
him?
strkjv@Judges:9:29
@ And would to God this
people
were
under
my
hand
! then would I
remove
Abimelech
. And he
said
to
Abimelech
,
Increase
thine
army
, and come
out
.
strkjv@Judges:9:30
@ And when
Zebul
the
ruler
of the
city
heard
the
words
of
Gaal
the
son
of
Ebed
, his
anger
was
kindled
.
strkjv@Judges:9:31
@ And he
sent
messengers
unto
Abimelech
privily
,
saying
, Behold,
Gaal
the
son
of
Ebed
and his
brethren
be
come
to
Shechem
; and, behold, they
fortify
the
city
against thee.
strkjv@Judges:9:32
@ Now therefore
up
by
night
, thou and the
people
that is with thee, and lie in
wait
in the
field
:
strkjv@Judges:9:33
@ And it shall be, that in the
morning
, as soon as the
sun
is
up
, thou shalt rise
early
, and
set
upon the
city
: and, behold, when he and the
people
that is with him come
out
against thee, then mayest thou
do
to them as
thou
shalt find
occasion
.
strkjv@Judges:9:34
@ And
Abimelech
rose
up
, and all the
people
that were with him, by
night
, and they laid
wait
against
Shechem
in
four
companies
.
strkjv@Judges:9:35
@ And
Gaal
the
son
of
Ebed
went
out
, and
stood
in the
entering
of the
gate
of the
city
: and
Abimelech
rose
up
, and the
people
that were with him, from lying in
wait
.
strkjv@Judges:9:36
@ And when
Gaal
saw
the
people
, he
said
to
Zebul
, Behold, there
come
people
down
from the
top
of the
mountains
. And
Zebul
said
unto him, Thou
seest
the
shadow
of the
mountains
as if they were
men
.
strkjv@Judges:9:37
@ And
Gaal
spake
again
and
said
, See there
come
people
down
by the
middle
of the
land
, and
another
company
come
along
by
the
plain
of
Meonenim
.
strkjv@Judges:9:38
@ Then
said
Zebul
unto him, Where is
now
thy
mouth
, wherewith thou
saidst
, Who is
Abimelech
, that we should
serve
him? is not this the
people
that thou hast
despised
? go
out
, I pray
now
, and
fight
with them.
strkjv@Judges:9:39
@ And
Gaal
went
out
before
the
men
of
Shechem
, and
fought
with
Abimelech
.
strkjv@Judges:9:40
@ And
Abimelech
chased
him, and he
fled
before
him, and
many
were
overthrown
and
wounded
, even unto the
entering
of the
gate
.
strkjv@Judges:9:41
@ And
Abimelech
dwelt
at
Arumah
: and
Zebul
thrust
out
Gaal
and his
brethren
, that they should not
dwell
in
Shechem
.
strkjv@Judges:9:42
@ And it came to pass on the
morrow
, that the
people
went
out
into the
field
; and they
told
Abimelech
.
strkjv@Judges:9:43
@ And he
took
the
people
, and
divided
them into
three
companies
, and laid
wait
in the
field
, and
looked
, and, behold, the
people
were come
forth
out of the
city
; and he rose
up
against them, and
smote
them.
strkjv@Judges:9:44
@ And
Abimelech
, and the
company
that was with him, rushed
forward
, and
stood
in the
entering
of the
gate
of the
city
: and the
two
other
companies
ran
upon
all the people that were in the
fields
, and
slew
them.
strkjv@Judges:9:45
@ And
Abimelech
fought
against the
city
all that
day
; and he
took
the
city
, and
slew
the
people
that was therein, and beat
down
the
city
, and
sowed
it with
salt
.
strkjv@Judges:9:46
@ And when all the
men
of the
tower
of
Shechem
heard
that, they
entered
into an
hold
of the
house
of the
god
Berith
.
strkjv@Judges:9:47
@ And it was
told
Abimelech
, that all the
men
of the
tower
of
Shechem
were gathered
together
.
strkjv@Judges:9:48
@ And
Abimelech
gat him
up
to
mount
Zalmon
, he and all the
people
that were with him; and
Abimelech
took
an
axe
in his
hand
, and cut
down
a
bough
from the
trees
, and
took
it, and
laid
it on his
shoulder
, and
said
unto the
people
that were with him, What ye have
seen
me
do
, make
haste
, and
do
as
I
have done.
strkjv@Judges:9:49
@ And all the
people
likewise cut
down
every
man
his
bough
, and
followed
Abimelech
, and
put
them to the
hold
, and
set
the
hold
on
fire
upon them; so that all the
men
of the
tower
of
Shechem
died
also, about a
thousand
men
and
women
.
strkjv@Judges:9:50
@ Then
went
Abimelech
to
Thebez
, and
encamped
against
Thebez
, and
took
it.
strkjv@Judges:9:51
@ But there was a
strong
tower
within
the
city
, and thither
fled
all the
men
and
women
, and all
they
of the
city
, and
shut
it to them, and gat them
up
to the
top
of the
tower
.
strkjv@Judges:9:52
@ And
Abimelech
came
unto the
tower
, and
fought
against it, and went
hard
unto the
door
of the
tower
to
burn
it with
fire
.
strkjv@Judges:9:53
@ And a
certain
woman
cast
a
piece
of a
millstone
upon
Abimelechs
head
, and all to
brake
his
skull
.
strkjv@Judges:9:54
@ Then he
called
hastily
unto the young
man
his
armourbearer
, and
said
unto him,
Draw
thy
sword
, and
slay
me, that men
say
not of me, A
woman
slew
him. And his young
man
thrust him
through
, and he
died
.
strkjv@Judges:9:55
@ And when the
men
of
Israel
saw
that
Abimelech
was
dead
, they
departed
every
man
unto his
place
.
strkjv@Judges:9:56
@ Thus
God
rendered
the
wickedness
of
Abimelech
, which he
did
unto his
father
, in
slaying
his
seventy
brethren
:
strkjv@Judges:9:57
@ And all the
evil
of the
men
of
Shechem
did
God
render
upon their
heads
: and upon them
came
the
curse
of
Jotham
the
son
of
Jerubbaal
Y@.
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